Automobile winch



Apr. 3, 1923'.

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ALM'oN'nNoRRIs or BROOKLINE, MAssAdHsETTs.

AUToivroBirLE WINCH.

Application led Apri1-1631919- Serial No". ,230,595.59

To dll .whom .it may concern.'

Beit ,known that I, ALMON `lf3- NORRISM' citizen o fgthe United States,and aresident of Brookline, in the county of Norfolk 4and theaccompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters onthedravvings Irepre-V senting I.like parts.

This' invention relates to automobile Winches,4 being more. particularlyconcerned Withy improvements in the 4construction ofreference `tothefollowing description, when taken in connection with the accompanying.

illustration showing .one .specific embodiment thereof,L While' itsscope will bemore particularlypointed out in the appended claims.

In thedrawin'g's, Fig. l is a plan View of atypical-form of automobiletruck equippedr` Withuone embodiment of the invention;

F'gf2is a side eleva-tion of the ytruckshown in Fig.` 1;. f

Fig. -3 isf a y.rearelevation von'jan enlarged scaleshowing the trated1in Fig-1;

Fig. 4 is an end elevation, partially i'n secf tion,.of 4the apparatusshown-'in 'Fig'. 3 vand illustrating the construction .of they split'bearing,and

Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal`- section showing the drivingmechanism.

Referringto the drawings and particularly ltoy the yillustrativeembodiment ofthe invention shown therein, there is provided a Winch head20, which is Xedly .secu-red to the vend' ,of the .driving shaft 2l, thelatter connected through al lu'nversaljoint 22 With the end of atransmission shaft 23 projectingl from the housing-or casing'24. Theinterior constructionof the latter andthe 'con'- tained driving gearingmay be vsubstantiallyA similar to therconstru'ction shown in Fig. `5',the transmission shaft beingjournaled in bearings carried by the vcasingand vby theV flanged :plate `or closure 25,Wfhich is'boltedl `on theWorm shaft 2.8,- State `of Massachusetts, hafve invented an proxzemenftin Automobile Winches, of Whichteror thereto the' the followingvdescription, in connection with- Which is loosely mounted thereon.driven by the sprocket chain` I30, from power driven `Winch illusI tol'one side Vof the casing. y the Shaft has .xedly Securedthereon@fr/@ril Within-'the @siteV gear 2.6, the latter meshing with' a'ivorm27 whichv .stasi-1S @lsb journaled yin Vthe casing and car-ries eX-.-sprocket Wheel 29,v

the sprocket Wheel ,31.

The latter is mounted upon a ,power takeoff shaft 32 which is connectedto the transmission gearing or any suitable driven-.mem-

V ber onthe poyver plantv o f the automobile. Y I' have conventionallyindicated-the shaft 32:

in Fig.- l, and the saine is preferably connected' to the transmissiongearing .but it may havev connection .tosome other the drivinginechanisniv ofthe machine.

The sprocket Wheel 29, which is loosely mounted lon the Worml shaft`28,A may be connected to or disconnected"therefrom'by the sli'digngclutch member 3,3- adaptedy to be actui yoke 34, movedV by lthe"- rockshaft 35 and thfe operating armw .(See' atedl by lthe clutch' Fig. l),the shaft being also connecte'dtothe lever S7-at the' drivers seat.

Herein the supporting housing 24 for the transmission gea/.ring isclampeddinectlly to the inner yfaceV off the side framein'ember 4U ofE.the Achassis by nifean's of one Vor, more clamping bolts 411 whichengage the'flanged bracket 42.011' the housing The parts are Aproferablyso yarranged .that

the attachmentfis wholly ybeneath the levelV of the Hoor 43 of thetruck, and the .Winch when yin use projects slightly beyond the outerlimits of the truck body `so-.tha't the' cable employed infoonnect'iondherewith may .beca-Tried? ltofany suitable lpoint and over'any necessary ,guide-sheayes-such for example as the corner block 45and* thecentrally located' slieave"46.

lVhen the Winch is out of use t-.may be desirable toshft it from-.theexposed position shown inl Fig. 3' andV in`- fulli Vlines Viny Fig. l,to a position withinathe limits ofthe marginal portion o-f the truckbod-y: 'For this3 purpose, the outer bearing of thes'hafft 211v is' soarranged that ,theshaftmay l{be-f dis'- connected therefrom .and the.Winoh and shaft swung about the universal joint 22 into some angularlyinclined position where it occupies a housed relation such as is shownin dotted lines, and there retained until it is desired to furtherutilize the winch.

To this end, the outer bearing is formed of two separable arms 50 and51, which are pivoted each upon an ear 52 depending from a plate 53, thelatter bolted or otherwise suitably secured to the longitudinal framemember 54- carried by the underside of the body portion of the truckalong the marginal edge thereof. The two halves of the bearing arenormally clamped together by any suitable clamping means such as theclamping band or yoke 55, p-ivoted at 56 upon one of the arms andcarrying the cam shaped lever 57 which may be swung into such positionas to clamp the two halves tightly together, or may be moved to releasethem and allow them to separate.

When it is desired to house the winch and swing it. out of its exposedposition, the two bearing arms 50 and 51 are opened and the winch swungaround to the inclined position indicated in Fig. 1, and there securedby any suitable means, as by the supporting hook 58 which is pivoted at59 on a depending support and has the free end 60 which may be swung upabout the winch to embrace the same and engage the depending hook 61.

This mechanism provides a winch attachment having a winch head shiftableinto two positions, one preferably beneath the platform of the truckbody and the other preferably outside the marginal portion of the truckbody, the driving gearing for the winch, however, being mounted andsecured upon the chassis frame member 40. The universal joint not onlypermits the swinging adjustment of the winch described, but it alsopermits the attachment to adapt itself to any inexactness in thealignment of the driving gearing mounted upon the frame member 40 andthe supporting bearing. which latter is secured to the longitudinal bodymember 54.

Thile for purposes of illustration, I have herein shown and describedone specific embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that Iam not limited thereto butthat extensive deviations may be made from theconstructional features of form and relative arrangement of parts hereinshown and from the mode of connection herein adopted to the drivingmechanism of the automobile, all without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

Cairnsl. In a vehicle, a winch comprising driving gearing, a winch headand driving shaft therefor having a universal joint and per- 'mittingsaid winch head to be shifted into a position inside or outside of themarginal portion of the car body.

2. A winch attachment for automobiles comprising driving gearing and aswinging winch head adapted to be moved to an exposed operating positionor an unexposed position when out of use.

3. In a vehicle, the combination of driving mechanism, and a winch headdriven thereby and swingingly mounted to move from place to place withreference to the vehicle.

4. In a vehicle, the combination of driving mechanism, and a winch headdriven thereby and swingingly mounted to be shifted from an exposedposition to an unexposed position.

5. In a vehicle, the combination of driving mechanism, and a winch headdriven thereby and swingingly mounted for movement from a positionwithout the outline of the body to a position within.

6. In a vehicle, the combination of driving means, and driven meansincluding a shaft and a winch head carried therebyand swingingly mountedwith reference to said driving means.

7. In a vehicle, the combination of driving means, a winch head driventhereby, a mounting for said winch head, and a pivotal joint providingfor swinging movementof said mounting and winch head about an axistransverse to the axis of said winch head.

8. In a vehicle, the combination of driving means, a winch head driventhereby, aswingng mounting on which said winch head is mounted to movefrom an advanced to a retracted position, and means affording supportfor said mounting when said winch head is in its retracted position. i

9. In a vehicle, the combination of driving mechanism and a winch headdriven thereby and 'having its axis angularly adjustable.

l0. In a vehicle, the combination of driving mechanism, a winch headdriven thereby, and a support on which said winch head is mounted formovement about an axis transverse to its own.

1l. In a vehicle, the combination of driving mechanismv` a winch headdriven thereby, and a support on which said winch head is mounted formovement about an axis transverse to its own from an exposed workingposition to a substantially unexposed position.

12. In a vehicle, the combination of a load platform, and a winchmechanism for moving loads with relation to said platform, including awinch head mounted to swing from a position in which it is adapted tomove loads on said platform to a position in which it is shielded bysaid platform.

oluding a winch head mounted for movement about an axis transverse toits own, and means for supporting said winch head in any one of aplurality of positions with relation to said platform.

14. In a vehicle, the combination of a loa-d lment about an axistransverse to its own platform, and a winch mechanism for mov- 10 ingloads with relation to said platform, including a winch head mounted formove- 7 and driving means beneath said platform and connected to saidwinch head.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

ALMON E. NORRIS.

